".. Braids have drawn comparisons to Animal Collective, which is to be
expected anytime a band employs prog-rock length (Native Speaker is
seven songs and 45 minutes long) and a healthy amount of reverb. But
Braids are drawing from a wide pool of influences, from the Cocteau
Twins (the vocal harmonies on “Plath Heart,” “Same Mum” and “Lammicken”)
and krautrock (the relentless plinking of the keys on “Plath Heart”),
to late-period Portishead (“Native Speaker”). But all of it is filtered
through Braids’ unique angle of approach." (Read More: http://www.prefixmag.com)